Estonian Physical Society

Estonian Physical Society (Eesti Füüsika Selts)

Abbreviation	EFS
Formation	19 May 1989[1]
Region served	Estonia
President	Kaido Reivelt
Website	http://www.fyysika.ee/efs/

The Estonian Physical Society (Eesti Füüsika Selts, EFS) is a voluntary not-for-profit research society bringing together all those active in physics in Estonia. The EFS was established in 1989 and is affiliated with the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia) and is a European Physical Society Member Society.^[1][2][3]

Presidents of the Estonian Physical Society

Kaido Reivelt (University of Tartu) is the current president (since 2007).^[4] The first president of the Society was Jaak Aaviksoo,^[5] followed later by Piret Kuusk (1998-2001),^[6] Raivo Jaaniso (2001-2004),^[7] and Arvo Kikas (2004-2007).^[8]

Honorary members

• Henn Käämbre
• Karl Rebane
• Harald Keres
• Jaan Einasto
• Piret Kuusk

Awards

The EFS gives several awards:

• Annual Award: in recognition of theoretical, experimental, or an area of physics research results. The award is published in the Annals of the Estonian Physical Society; (List of Estonian Physical Society Annual Award winners)

1992: Enn Realo

1993: Rein Kaarli

1994: Georg Liidja

1995: Vladimir Hiznjakov

1996: Mart Elango

1997: Arlentin Laisaar

1999: Hannes Tammet

2000: Nikolai Kristoffel

2001: Ants Lõhmus

2002: Romi Mankin

2003: Viktor Peet

2005: Jaan Aarik

2006: Enn Saar

2007: Jaan Kalda

2008: Laser Diagnostic Instruments Collective

2009: Els Heinsalu

2010: Toomas Rõõm

2011: Ivo Heinmaa

• A certificate of honor status: for promoting physics in Estonia;
• And two for students for research and for the promotion of Physics.

Publications

• Annals of the Estonian Physical Society (ISSN 1406-0574)

References

1. Estonian Physical Society: About us
2. Estoanian Academy of Sciences: Facts of History
3. http://www.eps.org/directory/directory/national-societies European Physical Society: Member Societies
4. https://www.etis.ee/portaal/isikuCV.aspx?LastNameFirstLetter=R&PersonVID=567&lang=et&FromUrl0=isikud.aspx
5. "Eesti ja Soome Füüsika Seltsi ühised füüsikapäevad". Horisont 2. 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
6. http://www.springerlink.com/content/pjwvu9wj1x3n72rn/fulltext.pdf
7. https://www.etis.ee/portaal/isikuCV.aspx?LastNameFirstLetter=J&PersonVID=36945&lang=et&FromUrl0=isikud.aspx
8. https://www.etis.ee/portaal/isikuCV.aspx?LastNameFirstLetter=K&PersonVID=329&lang=et&FromUrl0=isikud.aspx

External links

• Official website
• Fyysika.ee – Estonian physics portal created by the EFS
• Teadusbuss – Science Bus, a science popularization project led by the EFS